El Encanto (Santa Barbara)
El Encanto is a hotel in Santa Barbara, California.
It was established during the early 1900s as the El Encanto Hotel, when it was popular with artists of the plein air school, celebrities and the "carriage trade" from the East Coast. Guests during the early days of Hollywood included Hedy Lamarr, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard.
Chronology
- 2025: Belmond sells the hotel to Tyler Mateen, Justin Mateen, and the Cayton family for $82.2 million, with the new owners planning to invest an additional $40 million in renovations to the property over the following three years.